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Spurious hyperphosphatemia in patients with dysglobulinemia
1Department of Medicine, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, State University of New York Health Science Center.
Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism
|January 1, 1989
Summary
Automated chemical analyzers may falsely detect high phosphate levels in patients with dysglobulinemia. This occurs because the analyzer
Area of Science:
- Clinical Chemistry
- Laboratory Medicine
- Hematology
Background:
- Introduction of the ASTRA automated chemical analyzer at Brooklyn VA Hospital.
- Identification of 14 patients with normal renal function and elevated serum phosphate levels (9.1 +/- 3.1 mg/dl) detected by ASTRA.